The hard drive on every Avaya media server reserves two partitions for system software. Use this screen for diagnostic purposes to find out what version of software is installed in each partition of the server's hard disk, which software version is currently active, and which partition will become active the next time the server reboots. This topic covers:
To view the status of the server's hard disk partitions:
On the web administration interface's main menu under Server Configuration and Upgrades, click the View Partition Status link.
The View Partition Status screen appears. The table shows the status of each partition on this server as follows:
Physical Partition. This column identifies the two physical areas of the disk drive that are reserved for system software:
Hard drive A (hda) is the only hard disk drive in the Avaya media server. The server's operating system lists the partitions on the disk by device file name (for example, hda1 and hda6).
There is no correlation between the active and inactive partitions between the two servers. For example, assume that both server 1 and server 2 are running the same software on active partition hda1. If server 2 experiences a problem and is replaced with another server, the new server could come into service running its active software on hda6. This will not affect service in any way.
Software Release. This column shows what software release is installed in each partition. The currently active software and the pre-upgrade version both appear.
Boot Partition. This column indicates whether or not the server will run this version of software when the system is next rebooted.
For a system in service, the boot partition is normally the same as the active partition. To make the boot and active partitions match, use the Make Server Upgrade Permanent screen.
If the software has not been made permanent (a software upgrade has not been completed), the status and the active partition are not the same. See Partition status states for details.
Active Partition. This column shows the software that is currently active on this server.
When finished, continue working with the web administration interface as needed.
The following tables show how the partition changes during a software installation.
Stable system. Before a software upgrade, the server software setup looks like this:
|
Partition |
Software release |
Reboot next from here |
Currently active |
|
1 |
Pre-upgrade version |
yes |
yes |
|
6 |
Previous version (if any) |
no |
no |
Software installed but not made permanent. This server is running the new version of software. The pre-upgrade version remains intact on the previously active partition. It is flagged as the version to run on the next reboot, in case there is a problem with the new software.
|
Partition |
Software release |
Reboot next from here |
Currently active |
|
1 |
Pre-upgrade version |
yes |
no |
|
6 |
New software version |
no |
yes |
Return to stable state. As soon as verification testing is complete, the Make Server Upgrade Permanent screen commits the new software to operation. When the server reboots from now on, it will come up running the new software.
|
Partition |
Software release |
Reboot next from here |
Currently active |
|
1 |
Pre-upgrade version |
no |
no |
|
6 |
New software version |
yes |
yes |